SKINFOOD
Skinfood smoothie inspiration
Mette SkjærbækA healthy breakfast for the body and skin
Why I started making smoothies
When I first started my smoothie ritual, it wasn’t really for the sake of my skin. A few years ago, I realised that I wasn’t getting the six pieces of fruit and veg recommended by the Danish Health Authority into my children every day.
I could perhaps get them to eat a fruit for breakfast. And who knows what happens to those packed lunches when you’re not looking? Evening meals are easier to manage, but we also often eat out with friends, go to birthday parties, etc. One thing was for certain: my kids were not getting their six pieces of fruit and veg every day.
From sweet, child-friendly smoothies to all-out powerhouses
I decided to start making smoothies as a supplement to breakfast, starting out gently with classics such as yoghurt, banana and strawberries. Before long, I began to add a little spinach, and then a little bee pollen, and then a little cold green tea instead to reduce the amount of yoghurt.
Over the course of around six months, they went from being sweet, child-friendly smoothies to all-in, anti-inflammatory, vitamin, protein and mineral-rich powerhouses with healthy fats and packed with superfoods – and the kids didn’t complain at all!
Today, our smoothies are very different to how they were when we started, and they are the easiest way to make sure we all get a healthy helping of nutritious, plant-based ingredients every day. I highly recommend it as a really good start to the day, which I wouldn’t want to be without now.
You can feel it in your body and your energy levels, and it’s an easy and effective way to care for your skin from the inside. Smoothies are the perfect skinfood, and by adding anti-inflammatory ingredients to your smoothie, you can help rid the skin and body of many internal and external inflammatory conditions. It’s good for our bodies and it’s good for our skin, too.
